Honda CB Twister First Ride / Road Test Review

The stubby exhaust can looks fresh, but not as radical as the other ‘fun’ bikes in Honda India’s product portfolio

Nevertheless, these tiny components don’t fail to deliver what’s expected of them. Take the Twister out on the umm, twisty roads, and she doesn’t feel like a 100cc bike at all. Like any other Honda, it will stick to the line that you commanded it to take and will only budge if you are A. trying to be Garry McCoy, B. believing gravel to be a friend or C. are as fat as me and trying to throw your weight around, rather optimistically. The bike weighs a little more than me, which means throwing it around in corners is no big deal. The same phenomenon translates into easy flickability in urban traffic.

Being a Honda, there is no doubt that the Twister is rock solid in the corners. But straight line? Read on…

The taillight takes inspiration from the Shine’s unit. The innovative grab rail feels ergonomic, but the plastic looks cheap in flesh

Box-type swingarm on a 100cc machine? No wonder she corners that well! The rear tyre however is a big disappointment – blame that to the lack of the centre groove, which takes a toll on the braking, acceleration and wet weather performance.

The lightweight construction further helps in squeezing more kilometers out of a litre of fuel. Our test bike was running in reserve all along and did not dry out even after 50 kms of combined riding in the city and the twisties (yes, actual figures will come in the full road-test). Open highways aren’t exactly the natural habitat for the CB (city bike) and its evident right from the word go as the engine as well as the dynamics run out of breath as it closes in on the ton.  And should you panic when things go a little weary, the brakes aren’t one bit as confidence inspiring as you would expect from a Honda. The Twister’s disc-brake system lacks feedback and feels as spongy as a pair of overheated drum brakes. And especially after the kind of feedback you get from the R15 or the Pulsar 135, this unit feels as if it came from hay-days of the Splendor.

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